25 years ago, Mick Dodge walked away from the modern world, leaving civilization behind to live alongside nature's wonders in the Olympic Peninsula. Following a primal instinct present throughout generations of his family, Mick ventured deep into the Hoh Rainforest, making his home in the trees and hidden in the moss. Experience the wild life of Mick Dodge, a quirky character whose unique brand of Zen comes from living by his own code – off the land and off the grid.
Episodes
S01E01 Meet the Legend
January 7, 2014 3.0 30 min
After waking up in the stump of an old tree, Mick sojourns to a remote spot called the Highlands a place that looks out over the entire valley and holds special significance to his...
In the Hoh Rainforest, Mick uses a prized bow and arrow gifted to him by his grandfather. But when he goes to retrieve it from a stash, it's gone, stolen from its hiding spot. Mick...
Living in the Hoh Rainforest, Mick Dodge doesn't have easy access to food. He survives off mostly vegetation, but he also needs protein. After almost a week without a decent meal, he sets out to...
Mick is fighting a bad case of Beaver Fever, an illness that's left his belly aching. For a remedy, he'll rely on a time-tested healing process he's devised using only the forest. The first step...
It's a holiday weekend at the Olympic Peninsula and tourists have flooded the area. The usually peaceful Hoh Rainforest has been taken over by hikers, campers and hunters. To escape the chaos, Mick Dodge journeys...
In the far western corner of Washington state, off-the-grid pioneer Mick Dodge and his wild dog Gabu have been relying on each other for survival for more than two years. Gabu is as wild as...
Encroaching loggers are forcing Mick Dodge's friend and student, Will of Stone, from his cabin in the woods. Although Mick is accustomed to sleeping in tree stumps and living off the land, Will still has...
With his birthday approaching, Mick Dodge prepares for an epic celebration. But unlike most people, Mick doesn't celebrate with cakes and balloons. Instead, he embarks on an ambitious 25-mile journey to his favorite place on...
When Mick Dodge catches wind that some poachers are scheming to steal trees from a protected area in the Hoh Rainforest, he and his friend Moss Hopper team up on a risky mission to sabotage...
Winter is approaching and Mick Dodge knows that he needs supplies to help him weather the cold months ahead. Although the wild provides Mick with most of the tools he needs to survive, there are...
As winter moves in, legendary wild man Mick Dodge is on an important mission to track down and harvest his main source of food for the coming months chanterelle mushrooms, a delicacy that appears...
With winter on the horizon, Mick Dodge sets out on his annual migration to a cave close to the ocean, where he can take refuge during the toughest time of year. But before Mick can...